EDC 102H Introduction to American Education

Monday, September 12, 2011

Goal: Intro to Hope in the Unseen; Academic Autobiography Project

Today's Agenda

• While you're getting settled:
  • Commissioner Gist's Letter to Editor of South County Independent.
  • Review my comments on our driving questions document.
• Logistics (Nameplates, Pictures, etc).
• Discussion: Hope in the Unseen - Chapters 1 &2
  • Small Groups: Discuss, answer, and share a question about our reading.
  • Whole Class: How does Cedric's plight inform Gist's and Ravitch's positions on teacher evaluation?
• Overview: Academic Autobiography Project
  • Project Requirements
  • URITeacherknowledge (URITK) tour.
• If time permits: Refine Driving Questions
  • What about students' views of reform?
  • Return to your groups to refine, prioritize and present your driving questions.
  • Refine your group's ideas, including possible driving questions.
  • Whole class: Share Driving Questions (again)

Homework

• Read Hope in the Unseen, pp. 44-76
• Write a 2-3 page description of an area of personal expertise. Please post your essay in the appropriate URITK page.